Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-28
A Man From Jefferson, Tex, Seeks
Rare Lega! Talentin Washington
to Criticise His Poems.
Bill Of Injunction Filed Against secre-
tsry Lamar and Commissioner
Sparks Of the Land Office.
President Cleveland Issues His Annual
Thanksgiving Proclamstion-Novem
Der Twenty. Fourth tho Day,
A TEXAS POET.

modesty prevented anyone from claiming |
it. Judge Merrick's attention was called !
TO the document and recognizing the !
dilemma the clerk was IL he suggested !
that the best way out of It would be to |
open the letter and relieve the Washing
ton bar from any embarrassment. This
YVES done when it was discovered !
thst the missiye was from q man
named Davids from Jefferson, Tex =, |
enclosing some poems upon the
merit of which he desired some criticism. |
THE CRITIC MISTAKEN.
The Critic says in an editorial tonight:
All the iron and steel for the Texas state |
capitol st Austin was bought in England |
at SI75, 900 less than the same could have |
been purchased for In this country, duty
included. Texas is rather too large q
state to try boycott on, but how will it
fare with Senator FarWell and his broth
er, the purchasing coniractors2
ASKING FOR AN INJUNCTION.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The New Or
leans Pacific Railway Company to-day
filed bill for Injunction against Lucius
Q G. Lamar, Secretary Of the Interior
and W. a. J. Sparks, Commissioner Of
Public Lands, to prevent them permitting
settlers to file upon and take possession
of lands to which the railroad company
claims to be entitled. The bill states
that on the purchase OF the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railway in
January and February, 1881, they received
The title TO the public lands
granted 20 that company by an act
of Congress, approved March 3, 1871,
entitled en- act to incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railway Company. The company
bought sixtY-eight miles OF railroad be-
tween New Orleans and White Csstle and
constructed 268 miles from White Castle
to Shreveport, emitting it in al to $685.
coo acres Of public land if 50 much could
be found within the limits CT the odd
bered sections of land within the
granted limits. They were then en-
powered to select such lands to
the aggregate amount Of 1928, 600
acres for that part of their road between
White Castle ends New Orleans. The
company disclaimed any right to the
granted lands. The odd numbered gee
tons were withdrawn from settlement,
sale and entry on October II, 1881. AS
! the bill states it become the duty Of the
| Secretary of the Interior by express pro-
visions Of the granting act TO cause paa-
ents for the land to be issued to the rail-
way company, with instructions to allow
selection by the company of
the lands granted. This, how
ever, the Secretary refused to
do. The General Land Office has now is
sued an order to set aside the withdrawal
of the lands, permitting settlers to enter
them. a publication OF thirty days.
notice is required, which is now being
msde. The compIainants pray that their
rights IN the matter may be maintained,
and that the Land Office be prevented
from permitting entry of the land.
LIABILITY OF EXPRESS COMPANIES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The Interstate
commission gave . hearing to-day to
counsel representing those express COM
panies which do not admit that they fall
within or are amepable to the interstate
commerce law. Mr.. Clarence Seward,
counsel for the Adams Express Company,
fret addressed the commission. He ar
gued that the act upon its face showed
that Congress had no intent to include
express companies He said that so far
as he knew there had been no complaint
against any express companies
or petition that the government should
the intent of the law was to regulate and
control corporations which the govern
ment had created, and in no wise TO con-
troll those who merely used the rosds.
Mr.. Pomeroy spoke IN behalf of the
American National and the Wells Fargo
Express companies. He detailed the ori
gin, history and legal status Of those
companies. W. ". Mcfarland, repre-
senting the United States Express Com
pany, made an argument in reference 70
the meaning of the words common car
. riers" and the liabilities under the com.
mon law of express companies.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
WARRINGTON, Oct 25-The following
proclamation was made late this after
noon:
!, 'The goodness and mercy of God which
has followed the American people during
al the days of the past year claim theil
grateful recognition snd humble acknowl
!. edgement. By HIS omnipotent power HI
: has protected US from war and pestilence
and from every national ca.
| Iamity. BY His gracious favor the
earth hiss yielded generous return
to the labor of the husbsndman and every
path of honest toll has led to comfort and
contentment. By his loving kindness the
{ hearts of our people have been replen
J ished with frSternel sentiment and patri-
: otic endeayor and by his unerring guild
) snce we have been directed
/ In the way of national prosperity
3 To the end that we may with one ACCORD
E testify our gratitude for all these bless
ings, I, Grover Cleveland, President o
the United States, do hereby designate
and set spert Thursday, the 24th day @
, November next IS day Of thanksgiving
and prsyer TO be observed by all the PEG
pie Of the land. On that ds,
: let all secular work and employ
!. ment be suspended, and let on
0 people assemble in their accustome'
: places of worship and with prayer an
5 songs Of praise give thanks to Gu
: Heavenly Father for eli that ne has don
: for US, while we humbly imgfare fol
$ givaness for our sins and captinnsac
} of hiS mercy. Let families and kiEdre
4 be reunited on that oxy and 9txthsi
+ hearts be filed with kindly EheeI
y and afectionate "reminiscences sd Il
y their minds be turnsd<sin taanktUl
+ ness to the sources cs I'll NE
o pleasures and the giver sof eHthat nzAt